Re: [cobalt-users] Help with URL for non virtual domain with no DNS entry.

[Joe Kerns <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> This is my fourth submission with no answer.
>
> This is the most basic question that I can imagine. I can't believe NO ONE
> has an answer. I create a virtual web site and want to view it before I make
> an entry for the site into the DNS.
>
> WHAT IS THE PATH?!?!?!?!
>
> And please don't tell me how to make a DNS entry. I already know that. I
> can't make a DNS entry because the site already is live somewhere else and I
> am try to view the new site on the RAQ3i server before I make it live.
>
> garyl@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> -

I answered this, but I get the digest and it runs on a serious delay. I didn't fully address your issues, tho.

1. Why not enter the DNS? Entering the DNS information on the new box isn't going to make the site live on the new box.
Until you point the DNS at your name server (i.e. changing nameservers in your domain name registration info at Network
Solutions, etc), I don't think it's going to hurt anything, unless someone is using your name servers as their name
servers (which they shouldn't be).
2. If you add the DNS entries, you can point your local machine's DNS (start-->settings-->control
panel-->network-->configuration tab-->TCP/IP-->DNS configuration-->enable-->yourraq.domain.com). I did this to see if my
machine was resolving www.plta.cc and it works.
3. Or you can edit httpd.conf to point the Document Root of the main site from /home/sites/home/web to
home/sites/sitexx/web then restart httpd. This is the tedious way. I would recommend #2.

I don't know of any other path like http://209.0.84.127/the/complete/path  I don't think it works like that...and
screaming at people (which did with the ALL CAPS) isn't going to endear you in such a way that will get a worthwhile
response.  If people on this list don't answer then they prolly think you should search the archives for a similar post
that answers your question (did you do that?) or they just don't know...

HTH,

Joe